Alibis (album)
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Alibis is the second studio album by American country music
artist Tracy Lawrence
. Certified platinum in the United States, the album produced the singles "Can't Break It to My Heart", "Alibis", "My Second Home" and "If the Good Die Young", all Number One hits on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
) charts. The album is certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music...
. Certified platinum in the United States, the album produced the singles "Can't Break It to My Heart", "Alibis", "My Second Home" and "If the Good Die Young", all Number One hits on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
) charts. The album is certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies.
Track listing
- "I Threw the Rest Away" (Gene Nelson, Paul Nelson) – 3:28
- "Can't Break It to My HeartCan't Break It to My Heart"Can't Break It to My Heart" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Tracy Lawrence. It was released in June 1993 as the second single from his album, Alibis.' The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at number 2 on the...
" (Kirk Roth, Tracy Lawrence, Earl Clark, Elbert WestElbert West-Track listing:#"Crawlin' Time" – 3:22#"Side of the Road" – 3:46#"Diddley" – 2:52#"Neon Light" – 3:35...
) – 2:53 - "We Don't Love Here Anymore" (Kenny Beard, Bob Alan, Jimmy Darrell) – 3:07
- "Crying Ain't Dying" (Don SchlitzDon SchlitzDonald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
, Mark Irwin) – 3:12 - "AlibisAlibis (song)"Alibis" is the title of a song written by Randy Boudreaux and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released in February 1993 as the lead single from his album Alibis. The song became Lawrence's second Number One country hit in 1993 on the U.S...
" (Randy BoudreauxRandy BoudreauxRandy Boudreaux is a producer and songwriter of country music.-Early life:Boudreaux grew up in Southern, Louisiana and early in his career, performed in honky tonks all over Louisiana and the south...
) – 3:03 - "My Second HomeMy Second Home"My Second Home" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Tracy Lawrence. It was released in September 1993 as the third single from his album, Alibis. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 6 on the...
" (Lawrence, Kenny Beard, P. Nelson) – 2:44 - "Don't Talk to Me That Way" (Reese Wilson, Billy Spencer) – 3:48
- "It Only Takes One Bar (To Make a Prison)" (Beard, Lawrence, P. Nelson) – 3:31
- "Back to Back" (Lawrence, West) – 3:13
- "If the Good Die YoungIf the Good Die Young"If the Good Die Young" is the title of a song, written by Craig Wiseman and Paul Nelson, and recorded by Tracy Lawrence for his 1993 album Alibis. The song was released in January 1994 as that album's fourth and final single, and in April of that year, it became that album's fourth consecutive...
" (P. Nelson, Craig WisemanCraig WisemanCraig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....
) – 2:26
Personnel
- Eddie BayersEddie BayersEddie Bayers is an American session drummer who has played on 150 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for eight straight years, and has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year'...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Larry ByromLarry ByromLarry Byrom is an American guitarist who has written, recorded, and toured with acts like Steppenwolf, Ratchell, Neil Young, Steve Winwood, Peter Frampton, Eddie Rabbit and Tanya Tucker.- References :...
– acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound... - Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
, DobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar... - Chris Leuzinger – electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- Gary Smith – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones... - Joe Spivey – fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
- James Stroud – drums, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
- Glenn WorfGlenn WorfGlenn Worf is one of the premier Nashville session bassists. He was born in Dayton, Ohio but grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and has concentrated on the bass guitar since he was thirteen. He majored in music at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Inevitably his talents forced him to abandon the...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Curtis WrightCurtis WrightCurtis Blaine Wright is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1989 with the single "She's Got a Man on her Mind" on a branch of MCA Records, before recording a solo album in 1992 on Liberty Records...
– background vocals - Curtis Young – background vocals
- Derek Bason – mixing assistant
- Jeff Giedt – assistant engineer
- Kelly Giedt – Assistant Producer
- Julian King – engineering, mixing
- Steve Marcantonio – engineer
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Lynn PeterzellLynn PeterzellLynn Meyer Peterzell was a country music audio engineer from Nashville, Tennessee.Lynn Peterzell was raised in Pascagoula, Mississippi by Frances and Milton Peterzell. He was the third of five children....
– engineer, mixing
Chart performance
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 25 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 5 |